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Senior Estimator An established main contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Estimator to support the continued growth of their commercial team. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Estimator with a strong main contracting background and detailed knowledge of the full tender process. The successful Senior Estimator will price a varied range of refurbishment, restoration and construction projects, working across multiple trades and taking responsibility for tenders from initial enquiry through to handover. The Role As Senior Estimator , you will review drawings, specifications and tender information to produce accurate and commercially competitive submissions. You will work closely with subcontractors, suppliers and internal delivery teams to identify risk, clarify scope and ensure all elements of a project are correctly priced. Key responsibilities will include: Preparing detailed estimates, cost plans and tender submissions Completing take-offs and quantification from drawings and specifications Managing the tender process from initial enquiry through to submission Obtaining and analysing subcontractor and supplier quotations Pricing packages including scaffolding, roofing, decorating, stone restoration, carpentry and glazing Identifying commercial risks, scope gaps and design inconsistencies Supporting value engineering and tender negotiations Preparing detailed handovers for project and commercial teams Working confidently with JCT contracts and associated tender documentation The Senior Estimator will need a strong understanding of construction methods, sequencing and subcontract packages across a broad range of trades. Required Experience The ideal Senior Estimator will have: 10+ years' estimating experience working for a main contractor Strong knowledge of the complete tender process Proven experience working with JCT contracts Extensive knowledge of refurbishment and construction trades Strong understanding of drawings, specifications and schedules Excellent commercial, numerical and analytical skills Experience using Excel and estimating software A Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or similar qualification is desirable Package 50,000 - 65,000 salary Full-time, permanent position 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Pension scheme Professional development and CPD support Clear opportunities for career progression The Opportunity This Senior Estimator position would suit an experienced main contractor estimator who understands how to build a tender from the ground up. The successful Senior Estimator will have the opportunity to take ownership of complex bids and play an important role within a growing construction business.

We are looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to take full responsibility for the successful delivery of multiple roofing and construction projects from start to finish. You'll oversee all aspects of contract delivery, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while maintaining excellent relationships with clients, subcontractors, and site teams. This is a hands-on role that requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and a proactive approach to managing labour, materials, programme delivery, and health & safety. Key Responsibilities Manage the end-to-end delivery of allocated contracts and construction projects. Take ownership of contract profitability, monitoring labour, materials, variations and overall project costs. Oversee the day-to-day management of all allocated sites and construction activities. Carry out daily labour checks, reporting any absences or issues to the Construction Manager or Director. Plan labour requirements, utilising existing networks and arranging additional resources where required. Manage site programmes and construction schedules to ensure projects remain on track. Act as the main point of contact for clients, subcontractors, site management and internal departments. Ensure all required materials are available on site by working closely with the Buyer and Construction team. Attend pre-start, handover and site progress meetings. Carry out regular site inspections, producing reports and ensuring work meets agreed quality and technical standards. Ensure all works are completed in line with project specifications and client expectations. Manage project variations, liaising with the Quantity Surveyor and Estimator to ensure changes are agreed and recorded. Provide daily progress updates to the Construction Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Commercial team to support accurate billing. Approve weekly PAYE and subcontractor timesheets against agreed rates and completed works. Support both pitched and flat roofing projects where required. Manage maintenance works on completed and live projects, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently. Lead, support and develop site teams, including PAYE roofers, subcontractors and apprentices. Health & Safety Ensure all projects comply with current Health & Safety legislation and company policies. Prepare and approve Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) before work commences. Carry out regular Health & Safety audits across allocated sites. Ensure appropriate fall protection measures, including scaffolding and edge protection, are installed and maintained. Verify that all operatives hold valid CSCS cards, site inductions and relevant certifications before commencing work. Promote a strong safety culture across all sites. People Management Line manage allocated PAYE employees, subcontractors and apprentices. Support the development of apprentices and future roofing talent. Foster a positive, professional and productive working environment. Escalate any operational issues or risks promptly to senior management. Essential Requirements Full UK Driving Licence. Valid SMSTS qualification / Valid CSCS Card. First Aid at Work qualification (desirable) / Experience within roofing or a similar construction environment. This is a temporary ongoing position to support with peak periods and other times during the year with holidays and sickness. £26.44ph -28.85ph Monday Friday with flexibility. If you are interested in finding out more information, please apply today!

Wright Engineering are recruiting for a Contruction & Installation Estimator to join their team in Worksop. They will bring practical construction knowledge, buildability and lifting expertise into the bid process. About Wright Engineering Wright Engineering designs, manufactures and installs complex bulk materials handling and industrial engineering systems. Our projects increasingly bring together mechanical handling, structural steelwork, civils, electrical and control systems, specialist subcontractors and demanding live-site installation requirements. As the scale and complexity of our opportunities grows, the quality of our bid development, engineering solution, construction planning and commercial risk control becomes ever more important. We are strengthening the team so that our major opportunities receive the focus they require while maintaining a responsive service on smaller installation enquiries. Location: Woksop, with regular travel to client sites. Salary: Up to 52.5k DOE plus EV or allowance at 495 per month. Role purpose To strengthen the construction and installation content of Wright Engineering's proposals. The role will support major bids by developing practical methodologies, labour and plant allowances, programmes, logistics and lifting strategies, while also taking ownership of smaller installation-led enquiries. The successful candidate will combine hands-on site understanding with the discipline needed to turn an incomplete enquiry into a clearly defined, costed and deliverable scope. Key responsibilities - Site investigation: Attend client sites, surveys and tender meetings to understand access, interfaces, existing plant, operational restrictions, welfare, lifting constraints, shutdown windows and other conditions affecting delivery. - Construction methodology: Develop clear installation, removal and replacement methodologies covering sequence, temporary conditions, access, isolation assumptions, cranage, scaffolding, MEWPs, temporary works and reinstatement. - Estimating: Build labour, supervision, plant, access, consumables, travel, accommodation, preliminaries, testing and contingency allowances using practical productivity assumptions and a clear estimate basis. - Smaller tenders : Take ownership of lower-value and less complex installation enquiries from scope review and site survey through costing, proposal, clarification and handover. - Major-bid support: Work alongside the lead Bid Manager and preconstruction resource on larger opportunities, owning the construction workstream and providing evidence-based challenge to programme, resourcing and site cost assumptions. - Lifting strategy: Develop outline lifting studies and obtain appropriate crane and specialist input during tendering. Where suitably qualified, competent and formally appointed, prepare or approve lift plans in line with company procedures. - Subcontract packages: Prepare and issue clear enquiries for craneage, scaffolding, insulation, civils, temporary works, specialist installation and other construction packages; compare returns on a like-for-like basis. - Programme development: Prepare installation programmes and resource histograms that reflect sequencing, access, shift patterns, shutdowns, interfaces, productivity, testing and commissioning requirements. - Buildability review: Review drawings, layouts and proposed equipment with design and project teams to identify access, maintenance, assembly, transport, erection and future replacement issues before the design is fixed. - Risk and scope: Identify construction risks, missing information, client dependencies and scope boundaries, ensuring that assumptions, exclusions, qualifications and risk allowances are clearly captured. - Tender documentation: Produce concise construction narratives, preliminaries, delivery plans, programme notes and supporting information suitable for inclusion in client-facing proposals. - Handover and feedback: Provide a clear handover to delivery teams and gather feedback on actual labour, plant, methods and constraints so that future estimates become more accurate. Experience and capability Essential: - Strong practical experience of industrial construction, mechanical installation, heavy engineering, plant replacement, shutdown work or a comparable site environment. - The ability to read engineering drawings, understand installation interfaces and develop a safe, logical construction sequence. - Experience estimating site labour, supervision, plant, craneage, access, temporary works, travel and construction preliminaries. - A sound understanding of site productivity, industrial access constraints and the difference between an achievable method and a desktop assumption. - Confidence attending site surveys, challenging incomplete scopes and communicating with clients, designers, suppliers, subcontractors and site teams. - Strong written, numerical and organisational skills, including competent use of Excel, Word and planning software. - A proactive approach to risk, with the discipline to record assumptions and obtain missing information before commitments are made. Strongly desirable: - Current Appointed Person qualification for lifting operations, such as CPCS A61 or an equivalent recognised qualification, supported by relevant lift-planning experience. - Experience preparing crane studies, lift plans and lifting accessories or rigging schedules for industrial equipment and structural steelwork. - Relevant site-management or safety qualifications, such as SMSTS, IOSH, CSCS or recognised equivalents. - Temporary Works Coordinator or Supervisor knowledge or qualification. - Background in conveyors, crushers, screens, process equipment, structural steelwork, pipework or industrial mechanical handling systems. - Previous experience as a construction manager, site manager, installation manager, mechanical supervisor, planner or estimator in a project-led business. Personal qualities - Practical, methodical and comfortable working from incomplete early-stage information. - Credible with site teams while able to present information clearly in a commercial bid environment. - Prepared to question optimistic durations, labour allowances and unsafe or impractical installation concepts. - Collaborative and willing to support larger bids while taking full ownership of smaller opportunities. - Detail-focused, responsive and committed to leaving a clear record of how the estimate was developed. Measures of success - Installation estimates include complete, transparent and realistic labour, plant, access and preliminaries allowances. - Major bids contain credible construction methodologies, programmes, lifting strategies and buildability input. - Smaller installation tenders are progressed promptly without diverting disproportionate resource from strategic major bids. - Construction risks, interfaces, assumptions and client dependencies are identified before submission rather than during delivery. - Delivery teams receive a clear construction handover and actual site performance is fed back into future estimating. - The role improves bid quality and delivery confidence, not simply the number of quotations issued. Our approach Wright Engineering values practical experience, sound judgement and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. We welcome applications from people with different career routes where they can demonstrate the capability required for the role.

Our client is a market leading Scaffolding contractor based in the Midlands, servicing all industry sectors. Due to a high demand for their services, they have a need for an Estimator to ensure that they can get more Estimates out of the door. Our client has been around for many years and have a great reputation within the scaffolding industry for their honest work and high integrity. This would be a great opportunity for a seasoned Estimator to join a reputable business. About the role Overseeing the submission of competitive tenders and the subsequent procurement of work for the business. Attending pre and post tender meetings as required. Dealing with tenders at a fast pace Managing the pre-construction process Reporting to the Director Developing and maintaining business relationships About the candidate Previous estimating experience is essential Working well in a team Good relationship builder and account manager You will have good time management skills Point of appeal Established and reputable contractor Competitive salary and benefits Strong pipeline of work Career progression

Our cliend is a scaffolding contractor based in the South East, they are currently looking for a contracts manager to cover London and home cunties. My client is searching for a Scaffolding Contracts Manager able to emonstrate experience in a similar role. Proven experience is essential to join a well-established team. The job is based in their Kent branch to assist with operations across the South East. My client has been established as one of the leading scaffolding contractors in the South of England working alongside many of the UKs leading main contractors. Job description and responsibilities: • To have the ability to carry out supervisor and estimator roles & responsibilities. This can be demonstrated through previous experience. • To take inquiries and respond efficiently, managing customers expectations. • To provide specific Risk assessments and Method statements prior to commencement of works. • Site surveying/estimating. • Carry out Toolbox Talks • Assist Accounts with commercial settlement. • Organise Labour and Logistics for various works on a daily basis including updating works schedule. • Monitor Handover procedures. • Prepare price work sheets for payment. • Attend Weekly/Monthly in-house meetings • Assist with business development • Always safeguard the Company s interests • Making sure projects are completed on time and within budget. About the candidate: • Previous experience in Scaffolding management of Small to large industrial, Commercial and Domestic projects • Demonstrate Previous experience in Scaffolding Sector • Must hold CISRS Advanced card SMSTS • NEBOSH construction would be an advantage • Proficient in Microsoft office suite • Sound knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines including CDM regulations • Commercially Aware • Strong Leadership Skills • Ability to manage and build strong working relationships • Excellent communication skills • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously • Flexible self- starter with ability to prioritise. • Immediate start Full Benfot Package along with career progression will be offered to the right candidate

Our client is a market leading Scaffolding contractor based in the South East, servicing all industry sectors. They are part of a group f scaffolding companies who service mostly the South East and due to growth, they are now looking for an experienced scaffolding estimator. Our client has been around for many years and have a great reputation within the scaffolding industry for their honest work and high integrity. This would be a great opportunity for a seasoned Estimator to join a reputable business. About the role Overseeing the submission of competitive tenders and the subsequent procurement of work for the business. Attending pre and post tender meetings as required. Dealing with tenders at a fast pace Managing the pre-construction process Reporting to the Director Developing and maintaining business relationships About the candidate Previous estimating experience is essential Working well in a team Good relationship builder and account manager You will have good time management skills Point of appeal Established and reputable contractor Competitive salary and benefits Strong pipeline of work Career progression